Arthur Phillips

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This article is about the American novelist. For the Canadian politician, see Art Phillips.

Arthur Phillips (born April 23, 1969, in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is an American novelist active in the 21st century. His novels include Prague (2002) and The Egyptologist (2004). "Angelica" will be published in April 2007.

He was educated at Harvard ('86 to '90) and Berklee School of Music, has been a child actor, a jazz musician, a speechwriter and a dismally failed entrepreneur. He lived in Budapest from 1990 to 1992, Paris from 2001 to 2003, and now lives in New York with his wife and two sons.

He won The Los Angeles Times/Art Seidenbaum Award for Best First Fiction for Prague in 2003.

Prior to becoming a bestselling novelist, Phillips was a five-time champion on Jeopardy! in 1997. In 2005, he competed in the Jeopardy! Ultimate Tournament of Champions. He won his opening round game in dramatic fashion over Babu Srinivasan, but lost his Round Two match to former College Champion Pam Mueller.